HOA Homefront: Need an assistance llama? HUD says not so fast

Assistance animals are very important to certain disabled people. Under the federal Fair Housing Act and California Fair Housing Regulation section 12005(d), such animals are not pets, and housing providers — including HOAs — must make reasonable accommodations to permit such animals.
However, the lack of guidelines and definitions regarding assistance animals has hampered the ability of deserving disabled people while at the same time permitting broad abuse by those who do not need